My First time to a Forum

Hi Wildthing

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with two cancers in such a short period of time. There is no need to be nervous, we are a friendly bunch on here. It must have been a huge shock. The good thing is that they’ve been caught early on.

I found that the waiting for results was more scary than getting them. I suspected that I had Breast Cancer after they found a second lump under my arm that I didn’t know about. So that when I found out that I had Breast Cancer it didn’t really come as a shock.

No matter at what stage it is caught it is frightening when you find out you have cancer. What I do to get through is to take it one day at a time.  I also find doing the things that I love like reading and going for walks with my mother and my dog help to take my find off my cancer. I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer last September and had eight cycles of chemo and a operation to remove the remaining lump and two nodes under my arm. I’m on a further cycle of chemo because there was still some cancer in one my the nodes my surgeon took. I will also be starting 20 sessions of Radiotherapy tomorrow afternoon.

Wishing you the best of luck with whatever treatments your medical team decide to give you.  I’m here everyday so if you have any questions I’d be happy to answer them.

Best wishes

Daisy

Hi Daisy53

Thank you for your response. 

I do feel I am fortunate that both of the cancers where found at the early stage, but Like you said it still has been frightening. On both occasion it was a shock, as it was not suspected.

I am sorry that you will have to have both Chemo and Radiotherapy I sincerely hope it goes well, but i suspect it will be hard for you. Now I have joined the forum, please do message me if you want too. You sound like my kind of lady. I love walking and reading. What so of books do you like?

I have been told that I am likely to have Radiotherapy about 8 weeks after the operation, and I have no idea what to expect. Although this will depend on the Pathology results from the operation. 

I will be thinking of you tomorrow.

Best wishes

Hi Wildthing

You sound like my kind of lady as well.  I love Crime and historical fiction as well as the classics.

Thanks for your kind words, Unfortunately I got a phone call from the hospital where I'm having my Radiotherapy treatment to tell me that the machine is out of order so now I won't be starting until Wednesday afternoon now.

If you need radiotherapy the hospital will bring you in a few days before you start and will do a CT Scan of your chest area so that they can place the tattoos on your skin so that they know where to direct the radiotherapy.  It's relatively painless you'll just feel a scratch where they place the tattoos.  They are very small so though they are permanent you'd hardly notice them. You may also have a planning scan under the radiotherapy machine before hand. I had to have two because the machine was acting up.

I finished my first cycle of my new chemo on Friday and I have a week's break from it now. So far I haven't had any side effects, long may that continue.

Best wishes

Daisy

Hi

I love crime and psychological stuff. My husband and I have been trying to read all the John Grisham books. 

I am sorry the Radiotherapy was put off. You build yourself up to do these appointment, so must have been hard to get that call. I will be thinking of you on Wednesday.

I haven't been told anything about the radiotherapy only that I will almost certainly have to have it.  I will be honest I am concerned about the operation and as it gets closer the more I worry about it. I think it is more to do with how my breast will look like afterwards.

I have found this forum useful the good information and to know you are not alone. However, it is a bit scary too.

Glad you didn't have any side effects from the Chemo, are there any from Radiotherapy?

Take care

C

Hi

There are some possible side effects from radiotherapy but they are not as bad as the side effects from chemo can be. You might feel very tired after your radiotherapy sessions. You may also have some skin changes from it like redness, dryness, scaling and itching of the area that being treated.

Your consultant will discuss any possible side effects with you before you start treatment.

Mind yourself

Daisy

Hi Daisy53

Just to let you know I am thinking of you today. Best wishes.

I am getting a bit anxious about all what is going to happen.

Best wishes

C

Thanks Wildthing.

Unfortunately it was put off again. I won’t be starting it till next week.

Best wishes

Daisy

Oh Daisy53   

I am sorry that it was put off again for you. That just adds to your stress. But I supposed they couldn't help it.

Take care

C

Thanks Wildthing.

The hospital called me yesterday afternoon to ask me to come in this morning at 8.45 for a CT Scan before starting treatment. Apparently they needed to redo the scan because my shoulder was too high at the first CT Scan. This time the appointment happened (yippe). I have another appointment for tomorrow morning so hopefully I'll be starting then.

All the best

Daisy